Unemployment rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Unemployment rate was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Solomon Islands stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Solomon Islands 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Solomon Islands?
- Unemployment rate in Solomon Islands was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for unemployment rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.